84th Annual Physical Electronics Conference (PEC)
The 84th Physical Electronics Conference, including the prestigious Nottingham Prize Competition for the best presentation based on doctoral research, will be hosted at the University of North Dakota.
June 10-13, 2024
Memorial Union Ballroom
University of North Dakota
Deadline to submit an abstract is May 10, 2024.
About the PEC Conference
This topical conference provides a yearly forum for the dissemination and discussion of novel and fundamental theoretical and experimental research in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering of surfaces and interfaces. The topics covered include a range of properties such as electronic, chemical, magnetic, and structural features of interfaces, as well as kinetics and dynamics of physical and chemical changes occurring at surfaces. Also of interest are the formation, modeling, and properties of nano and mesoscale surface architectures, the impact of correlated electron effects, biological interactions with surfaces, mechanisms of surface and interface growth and evolution, and energy and electron transfer processes across material interfaces.
The conference also features presentations on the properties of specially tailored surfaces, new techniques for measuring these properties, and demonstrations of new applications.
Who should attend?
Every year, physicists and chemists who specialize in the study of gas-solid, liquid-solid, and solid-solid interfaces convene to gather papers on both theoretical and experimental research conducted in these areas.
Conference Format
In addition to 40-minute keynote invited talks, the conference will include 20-minute oral presentations in a single-session format with lively discussions. The two-and-a-half-day format of the conference limits the total number of oral contributions to about 30. Additional contributions will be included in poster sessions. Except for the Nottingham contestants, a one-page abstract is the sole written contribution required of contributors.
Nottingham Prize Competition
The Physical Electronics Conference again hosts the Nottingham competition. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Poster Competition
This year the Physical Electronics Conference will again be awarding prizes for the best posters. Each poster will be judged on the quality of the technical content and the clarity of the presentation. To be eligible for an award, the research must be presented by a graduate or undergraduate student. Cash prizes will be awarded.
Organizing Committee:
- Seth King UW - La Crosse (Chair)
- Carl Ventrice SUNY - Albany (Treasurer)
- Kristen Burson Grinell College (Secretary)
- Alex Sinitski (Nebraska - Lincoln)
- William Kaden (U. Central Florida)
- Nan Jiang (UIC)
- Dan Killelea (Loyola - Chicago)
- Nuri Oncel (U. North Dakota)
- Alexey Lipatov (South Dakota School of Mines)
- Robert Jacobberger (UW - Madison)
- Sara Chamberlin (Washington and Jefferson College)
Local Organizing Committee:
- Nuri Oncel, UND
- Seth King, U. W. La Crosse
- Mark Hoffmann, UND
- Deniz Cakir, UND
- Mariia Goriacheva, UND
- Weixin Huang, UND
- Mark Gallager, Lakehead U.
- Yen Lee Loh
- Markus Allgaier
The 84th Annual Physical Electronics Conference held at the University of North Dakota is an AVS Endorsed Topical Conference.